New to building PCs...

[DMan23]

Hi everyone,

 

This is the first time I will be building my own pc and I just wanted to see if my build made any sense to people with more experience.

 

Here is the link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RLMzLJ

 

My budget right now is set at $1,600 (USD). I plan on using it as mostly a gaming computer, playing competitive (Modern FPS, MOBAs, etc.) and singleplayer games (anywhere from big open world RPGs to platformers), as well as a multipurpose/general PC. I plan on starting off with just one monitor at 2560x1440 resolution, and hopefully upgrading to an additional one at some point. I also plan on getting a decent mechanical keyboard and a gaming headset. 

 

The reason I am upgrading is that I have never had a decent gaming computer and spend a lot of my time playing with friends on a crappy "gaming laptop" that has an ongoing list of issues. It would be nice to have a smooth experience for once, especially now that I am in a position to afford it all.

 

I am open and appreciative to any advice you may have.

 

Thanks 

[191x7]

You did great.

 

I would just change the GPU to an RTX 2060, it's roughly 10% slower than an RTX 2070 but costs some 30% less money - makes it a better buy for the money.

And I'd go with an M.2 pci-e SSD instead of the SATA one. This would result with better benchmark scores (in drive benchmarks) and only a tiny bit faster operations on the pc (barely noticeable). PCI-E (NVME) SSD-s have multiple times higher read and write speeds.

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

And I'd go with an M.2 pci-e SSD instead of the SATA one. This would result with better benchmark scores (in drive benchmarks) and only a tiny bit faster operations on the pc (barely noticeable). PCI-E (NVME) SSD-s have multiple times higher read and write speeds.

And in real world operation practically no difference........ Essentially wasting budget........

[Stormseeker9]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

And in real world operation practically no difference........ Essentially wasting budget........

I use NVMe as boot, SATA for storage. There is a difference.

[GoldenLag]

13 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

I use NVMe as boot, SATA for storage. There is a difference.

how much in bootup time? i use NVME boot on one device and Sata boot on another. difference isnt noticable for general use. bootuptime is similar to the point i dont notice difference in general use. 

 

i will agree on him getting a cached drive.

like: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/h3tQzy/crucial-mx500-1tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct1000mx500ssd1

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ft8j4D/crucial-mx500-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct500mx500ssd1

 

either of these. 

 

 

also @DMan23 get a better mobo and least a arctic freezer 33/34 esports as a cooler instead.